The LCANZ’s new congregational child safety standards will go through a consultation process in April and May.
The LCA Child Safety Standards for Congregations are aimed at ensuring that the church can meet its regulatory responsibilities in response to an increasingly rigorous child safety landscape in Australia and New Zealand, especially in the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations.
Tailored to the congregational and faith-based context, the standards are a more user-friendly version of the National Principles endorsed by COAG (Council of Australian Governments) in 2019.
They will also be trialled in some congregations before they are finalised and implemented.
Notifications about the release of the standards consultation package will appear in LCANZ District eNews bulletins and the package will be available on the LCA website.
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